Letter

Fred. Myers to J. O. Willard, April 23, 1862

CHIEF QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE,

Capt. J. O. WILLARD, Acting Assistant Quartermaster, Headquarters : I understand that you can obtain corn at the farm of Mr. , about 2 miles from here. You will send your teams to haul

sufficient from there to this place for this day’s supply for animals at these headquarters.

Very respectfully, &c.,

' ; -FRED. MYERS,
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster and Ohief Quartermaster.
D.
Hpqes. DEPARTMENT OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Opposite Fredericksburg, Va.. Summary: Fred Myers instructs Captain J. O. Willard to procure and transport corn from a nearby farm to supply animals at the Chief Quartermaster's headquarters near Fredericksburg during the Civil War.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1 View original source ↗